Talk about some forgotten gems. Does anyone know the scoop on what happened to these shows? Seems they were never used in syndication and yet they produced some quality television. I believe Armstrong Circle Theater was a filmed presentation and the other two either live or maybe taped. Were the recordings destroyed or maybe only kinescopes available?
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US STEEL HOUR, PLAYHOUSE 90, ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATER
- Thread starter Al Timiter
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Can't tell you for certain what's available; I know that the
"U.S. Steel Hour" presentation of "No Time For Sergeants"
with Andy Griffith, from 1955, has aired on kinescope on
some PBS stations; likewise, some years ago a CBS executive
in Los Angeles found the kine of the "Playhouse 90" production
of "Requiem For A Heavyweight" with Jack Palance, from 1956.
So there may be more at the networks; I heard several years
ago that there's a large treasure trove of "Studio One" kines in
a Westinghouse warehouse in Pittsburgh.
Your best bet for many of these classic presentations is probably
the film versions; TCM frequently airs the movie versions of "No
Time For Sergeants" and "Requiem For A Heavyweight" (with Anthony
Quinn instead of Jack Palance), and "Marty" often turns up on cable
as well.
Unfortunately, much of NBC's material, including live plays, operas, and
variety shows such as Berle's, Caesar's, and Steve Allen's, were destroyed
years ago; only by the quick thinking of an NBC employee was "You Bet
Your Life" saved and rerun in the '70s.
"U.S. Steel Hour" presentation of "No Time For Sergeants"
with Andy Griffith, from 1955, has aired on kinescope on
some PBS stations; likewise, some years ago a CBS executive
in Los Angeles found the kine of the "Playhouse 90" production
of "Requiem For A Heavyweight" with Jack Palance, from 1956.
So there may be more at the networks; I heard several years
ago that there's a large treasure trove of "Studio One" kines in
a Westinghouse warehouse in Pittsburgh.
Your best bet for many of these classic presentations is probably
the film versions; TCM frequently airs the movie versions of "No
Time For Sergeants" and "Requiem For A Heavyweight" (with Anthony
Quinn instead of Jack Palance), and "Marty" often turns up on cable
as well.
Unfortunately, much of NBC's material, including live plays, operas, and
variety shows such as Berle's, Caesar's, and Steve Allen's, were destroyed
years ago; only by the quick thinking of an NBC employee was "You Bet
Your Life" saved and rerun in the '70s.
I've been seeing on this Internet TV channel from Britian, Nostalgia TV Plus, an Armstrong Circle Theater episode "The Bells of Cockainge" with Vaughn Taylor, Gene Lockhart and James Dean..Originally aired on November 17, 1953..
Nostalgia TV Plus shows a lot of Public Domain material, though they repeat a lot of episodes (Just now showed Burns and Allen-I believe the Pilot episode-followed by Amos & Andy)
Nostalgia TV Plus shows a lot of Public Domain material, though they repeat a lot of episodes (Just now showed Burns and Allen-I believe the Pilot episode-followed by Amos & Andy)
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Hal Erickson
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The Museum of Broadcast Communications site (from Chicago) has lots of ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATER episodes in their "TV Drama" archives. Many of these are videotape masters with original commericals, and run 60 minutes each.
Registry is required.
http://archives.museum.tv/
Registry is required.
http://archives.museum.tv/
Michael Bayus said:Hey Tim L, could we have a link to that there Nostalgia TV Plus web site?
Here you go Michael:
http://tvunetworks.com/
A word of explanation:Nostalgia TV Plus is one of hundreds of channels on something called TVU Networks..You can watch online or download their Player..Nostalgia TV plus is Channel 5400..Nostalgia TV has several channels for Horror, Scifi, Westerns, etc. Another similar network is PDTV which has a few channels..
A lot of the other channels are foreign, religious and various Cable access channels..
Right now Nostalgia TV Plus is showing the ABC Hollywood Palace from December 26, 1967 with Jimmy Durante and "Family Affair's Anissa Jones, with original commercials..
Here's Tomorrow's Schedule for Nostalgia TV Plus (November 30)
The schedule is in 24 hour time..Goes from one show to the other, with an ID in between..
00:16 LIFE WITH ELIZABETH
00:44 THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
01:11 JIMMY DURANTE SHOW
01:42 RED SKELTON SHOW
02:13 THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
02:41 BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW
03:11 THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
03:38 AMOS N ANDY EPS1
04:04 COMING NEXT......
04:07 THE AMOS N ANDY STORY
05:04 COMING NEXT......
05:06 AMOS N ANDY EPS2
05:34 HIGHWAY PATROL
06:01 HIGHWAY PATROL
06:29 THE PINKY LEE SHOW
06:59 THE PINKY LEE SHOW
07:28 CRIME NIGHT
07:56 DANGEROUS LIASON
08:22 DRAGNET
08:50 FOUR STAR THEATRE
09:18 HIGHWAY PATROL
10:12 MR AND MRS NORTH
10:40 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
11:08 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
11:36 PHILLO VANCE DETECTIVE
11:57 RACKET SQUAD
12:25 CRIME NIGHT
12:53 DANGEROUS LIASON
13:19 DRAGNET
13:48 FOUR STAR THEATRE
14:16 FRANK SINATRA SHOW
15:13 CRIME NIGHT
15:41 DANGEROUS LIASON
16:08 DRAGNET
16:36 FOUR STAR THEATRE
17:03 MR AND MRS NORTH
17:31 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
17:58 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
18:26 RACKET SQUAD
18:54 CRIME NIGHT
The schedule is in 24 hour time..Goes from one show to the other, with an ID in between..
00:16 LIFE WITH ELIZABETH
00:44 THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
01:11 JIMMY DURANTE SHOW
01:42 RED SKELTON SHOW
02:13 THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
02:41 BURNS AND ALLEN SHOW
03:11 THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
03:38 AMOS N ANDY EPS1
04:04 COMING NEXT......
04:07 THE AMOS N ANDY STORY
05:04 COMING NEXT......
05:06 AMOS N ANDY EPS2
05:34 HIGHWAY PATROL
06:01 HIGHWAY PATROL
06:29 THE PINKY LEE SHOW
06:59 THE PINKY LEE SHOW
07:28 CRIME NIGHT
07:56 DANGEROUS LIASON
08:22 DRAGNET
08:50 FOUR STAR THEATRE
09:18 HIGHWAY PATROL
10:12 MR AND MRS NORTH
10:40 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
11:08 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
11:36 PHILLO VANCE DETECTIVE
11:57 RACKET SQUAD
12:25 CRIME NIGHT
12:53 DANGEROUS LIASON
13:19 DRAGNET
13:48 FOUR STAR THEATRE
14:16 FRANK SINATRA SHOW
15:13 CRIME NIGHT
15:41 DANGEROUS LIASON
16:08 DRAGNET
16:36 FOUR STAR THEATRE
17:03 MR AND MRS NORTH
17:31 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
17:58 OFFICIAL DETECTIVE STORIES
18:26 RACKET SQUAD
18:54 CRIME NIGHT
Cool!!!!!!!!!!
Makes me think of the days when my family first got cable. I was about 15 then, and I did nothing but sit and watch WKBD all summer. This would have been 1967 or so.
I guess after rereading my last reply in this thread, I could have asked a littel nicer, and said please. but because you were so prompt in replying, Tim L, here is one for you. Everyone els too! Check out:
http://www.cirtusfiles.com
There you will find shows like Ben Casey, and 77 Sun Set Strip.
They play in Flash, so you should be able to watch them with no problem.
Makes me think of the days when my family first got cable. I was about 15 then, and I did nothing but sit and watch WKBD all summer. This would have been 1967 or so.
I guess after rereading my last reply in this thread, I could have asked a littel nicer, and said please. but because you were so prompt in replying, Tim L, here is one for you. Everyone els too! Check out:
http://www.cirtusfiles.com
There you will find shows like Ben Casey, and 77 Sun Set Strip.
They play in Flash, so you should be able to watch them with no problem.
It is absolutely incredible, some of the things Nostalgia TV Plus
is showing! I didn't know there were any episodes of the Frank
Sinatra or Pinky Lee shows available. That Sinatra show, being
nearly an hour long, must be from his early-'50s CBS series (the
1957-58 ABC one was only 30 minutes).
I wonder, though, if they'll get any complaints about showing
"Amos 'n' Andy."
is showing! I didn't know there were any episodes of the Frank
Sinatra or Pinky Lee shows available. That Sinatra show, being
nearly an hour long, must be from his early-'50s CBS series (the
1957-58 ABC one was only 30 minutes).
I wonder, though, if they'll get any complaints about showing
"Amos 'n' Andy."
Michael Bayus said:Not likely, we are much smarter and wiser now.
Not neccessarily..Remember, the channel appears to be based in Great Britian, where some attitudes always have been more progressive..Plus, except for TV geeks that care to seek things like TVU Networks out, it's not likely that most Americans even know of this channel, or the platform that it originates on..
ALL The PLAYHOUSE 90 episodes exist,although some of the ones recorded on VT only exist as kines.
A Few years ago, CBS inventoried them,and transfered them to modern video formats for possible future use.
All the filmed episodes of PLAYHOUSE 90 also exist, and in fact were packaged and syndicated in a movie package by Screen Gems Television.
The bulk of STUDIO ONE episodes exist, as well as most of the Kinescope G.E. THEATER episodes.
Not sure about the status of some of the other live anthology series.
A Few years ago, CBS inventoried them,and transfered them to modern video formats for possible future use.
All the filmed episodes of PLAYHOUSE 90 also exist, and in fact were packaged and syndicated in a movie package by Screen Gems Television.
The bulk of STUDIO ONE episodes exist, as well as most of the Kinescope G.E. THEATER episodes.
Not sure about the status of some of the other live anthology series.
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